General Description

Body covered in hairs. Abdomen with wide blue and black stripes. Body up to 1 cm long.

Biology

Blue-banded Bees live mainly solitary lives, but they nest in groups, digging many individual nest cells in the soil. The larvae are fed on liquid substances and pollen. Sleeping males can cling to grass stems or twigs with their jaws.

Distribution

Mainland Australia.

Habitat

On vegetation.

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